Altamont, Illinois Weather
Altamont, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Altamont, Madison County.
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About Altamont, Illinois
Altamont, a place where the land rolls with the quiet persistence of ancient hills, unfolds under a sky that often wears a painter's palette of bruised purples and soft grays as evening approaches. It lies 2.6 miles north-north-west of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 329°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-east of Old Jamestown. The terrain here, a gentle rise and fall of fertile earth, is crisscrossed by narrow country lanes, each leading to farmsteads that seem to have grown organically from the soil. Mature oaks and maples, their branches reaching out like weathered hands, cast dappled shadows that shift with the sun's slow arc, lending a sense of permanence to the landscape. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a fragrance that speaks of the land's enduring generosity. The history of Altamont is a quiet narrative of agricultural endeavor, with the rich soil supporting generations of farming families who have worked this ground for over a century. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the bounty of the land, with crops like soybeans and corn forming the backbone of its livelihood, their verdant fields a testament to the region's agricultural prowess. While there are no grand monuments, the distinctive character of Altamont lies in its unpretentious beauty and the steady hum of everyday life, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the unwavering dedication of its people to the earth that sustains them.
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| Location | Altamont, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.923104°N, 90.209833°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62035, 62411 |
| Area Code | 309, 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Altamont, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Altamont, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Altamont includes coordinates 38.923104°N, 90.209833°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62035, 62411. Telephone area code: 309, 217. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
